Conor are you driving for Howdens
ckm1981:
Let’s keep everyone safe,Britain fights back…@ no mre than 40mph!
But this is the whole point, it doesn’t keep everyone safe. It just ■■■■■■ everyone off, causes congestion, gives truck drivers a bad name and is just, on most decent A roads, a bit of a sledge hammer to crack a nut speed.
50 is far more appropriate. Just hope it come into fruition.
ajt:
50 is far more appropriate. Just hope it come into fruition.
It will if we use this opportunity to stick to 40mph on s/c and theres just a chance one of us may pee off those that are involved in the final decision making process.
In reality what will happen when the 50mph limit comes in is everyone one (except me of course) will be on the limiter where possible and even in places where it isn’t advisable. We can all drive fast the skill comes in stopping the bloody things or noticing a potential hazard before it becomes too late or adjusting ones speed to not encounter the hazard at all.
On the narrow bits its going to be great fun doing the old wing mirror protecting wiggle when meeting another truck coming in the opposite direction. Admittedly i overdid this once and caught my nearside mirror, heard a bang looked to my left and realised I was looking at myself so something was amiss. 
I did that too Dave. But I thought the chap in the mirror was such a good looking fella, I left it as it was… 
Looks like thd stress of doing 50mph without a nice wide dual carriageway is going have a few more hanging up their keys. 
Dipper_Dave:
ajt:
50 is far more appropriate. Just hope it come into fruition.In reality what will happen when the 50mph limit comes in is everyone one (except me of course) will be on the limiter where possible and even in places where it isn’t advisable.
:
That is the main problem with the new speed limit of 50, it would have been better to go back to the old days way when there was an unwritten ‘agreement’ between truckers and Police that 50 was acceptable on suitable A roads. What will happen now is all the Dicks with licenses will be on the limiter whatever the circumstances or conditions along side all the proper drivers with enough savvy to drive to conditions, I mean just look at the comments on this thread by some of our fellow errr…professionals 
The only other way of sorting this would be a zero tolerance of 50, but it would be impossible to efficiently police that rule.
I hope I am wrong but I think this could lead to an increase of HGV related RTAs for the reasons I have pointed out, you can not legislate for bellends.
there are 5-6 companys within 5 miles of where i work…all are looking for drivers, and theres no driver shortage… you guys must have your heads up your asses, to busy holding us who like to get the job done up sat at 40mph. becuase 40mph is safe DONT YOU KNOW and anything above is soooooo dangerous, stupid, “being a mug” etc etc. if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.
this will be my last reply becuase i seem to be surrounded by people who think having a tail back 20 cars long is a GOOD IDEA and TOTALLY SAFE. i wonder how many of you do good fannys sit at 55 all the way dont the A1…safe when it suits i sappose
vtrfire:
there are 5-6 companys within 5 miles of where i work…all are looking for drivers, and theres no driver shortage… you guys must have your heads up your asses, to busy holding us who like to get the job done up sat at 40mph. becuase 40mph is safe DONT YOU KNOW and anything above is soooooo dangerous, stupid, “being a mug” etc etc. if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.this will be my last reply becuase i seem to be surrounded by people who think having a tail back 20 cars long is a GOOD IDEA and TOTALLY SAFE. i wonder how many of you do good fannys sit at 55 all the way dont the A1…safe when it suits i sappose
Sorry mate we are all wrong and you are right, and you are not a total ■■■■, in the slightest of ways. I mean what were we thinking, I bow to your professionalism and one day I may be as good a driver as you.
vtrfire:
you guys must have your heads up your asses, to busy holding us who like to get the job done up sat at 40mph…if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.this will be my last reply because I’m off for a job interview with Thames Materials.
Fixed post for you.
mac12:
Conor are you driving for Howdens
That’s the one.
vtrfire:
if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.
We can, most if not all of us at some point have done. However most of us have woken up one morning and smelled the coffee. I used to be like you for several years until one day I realised the only thing I was achieving doing it was killing myself from the stress I was suffering and that the sky won’t fall down and the world won’t end just because the load is late. Worst that could happen is they refuse it and then I just take it back.
vtrfire:
i wonder how many of you do good fannys sit at 55 all the way dont the A1…
Only where its the A1M. Outside of that I sit at 50MPH. Its the limit, its what the people I’m driving for want me to do, its a load less stressful as well.
You should try slowing down a bit, you may not end up having a coronary from the stress you seriously appear to be under doing the runs the way you are now. Its not good for you and one day you hopefully will wake up and realise that the only person who benefits from you chasing yourself up your own backside trying to meet ridiculous delivery schedules is your employer and that all it is doing is making you ill and shortening your life.
Conor:
mac12:
Conor are you driving for HowdensThat’s the one.
Dunno if it’s you in the seat but I come past that wagon most nights on the M6 s/b between Carlisle and Penrith around 0210-0230 ish. Must be going back home from Lockerbie.
Is dipperdave “old bill”
jimcab:
Is dipperdave “old bill”
Nope more an old ■■■■
vtrfire:
if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.
Back in the day before speed cameras I’m sure most of us drove at 50+ on s/c and even kept up with traffic in much older vehicles than are on the roads Today. But then speed cameras appeared which where first set at high threshold and used more for road safety, then the threshold was lowered so they became more of a cash generator than a road safety device.
Anyway somewhere along the lines there have been enough of us silly drivers doing 40 to pee off the right people that have looked into this and thought hang on this is daft modern trucks can easily go faster in sections (not all sections admittedly) of s/c. These are the ones you have to thank for the limit hopefully getting raised next year. Not the heroes breaking the law because they are too dumb to know better. No offence intended but you do appear a little confused.
this will be my last reply becuase i seem to be surrounded by people who think having a tail back 20 cars long is a GOOD IDEA and TOTALLY SAFE. i wonder how many of you do good fannys sit at 55 all the way dont the A1…safe when it suits i sappose
Never ceases to amaze me how the OP on these types of threads throws the toys out the pram and does one when they find themselves in the minority of their own discussion. I reckon 50 -55 is a good average on the A1, I’m around 49 - 60 myself.
Also while I’m waffling how come these heroes can only sit up ones chuff popping out to have a little look occasionally and never seem able to overtake when i’ve overtaken plenty of other trucks back in the day (when I was a bit dumb and over eager to please me gaffer).
Love the way he ignores the fact or can’t see anything wrong with his firm ‘that look after him’ yeh right, making a complete prick out of him by setting him tight and impossible work schedules, but bless him he’s happy and we are all …do good fannies
Left hand down!:
Conor:
mac12:
Conor are you driving for HowdensThat’s the one.
Dunno if it’s you in the seat but I come past that wagon most nights on the M6 s/b between Carlisle and Penrith around 0210-0230 ish. Must be going back home from Lockerbie.
There’s usually four or five of us and we’re not on it all week so it could be one of a couple of dozen drivers. I did a run up there Wed/Thu last week but wasn’t up there this week. The time would be about right as we do swap overs around midnight to half past or thereabouts and hang around after checking straps on the return loads til around 1am before setting off back otherwise you get back to Howden too early and people start moaning. Setting off at 1am leaves you around 45 minutes when we get back to de-strap the load, fuel up the motor, give it a wash and do paperwork so we finish pretty much on the time planned for the run, maybe 5-10 minutes early. Any more than that and you’re on dodgy territory.
I guess by the phrase “come past that wagon” confirms we don’t exactly charge around. 
Dipper_Dave:
vtrfire:
if you cant drive at safely 55 on a main A road then you should’nt be on the [zb] road.Back in the day before speed cameras I’m sure most of us drove at 50+ on s/c and even kept up with traffic in much older vehicles than are on the roads Today. But then speed cameras appeared which where first set at high threshold and used more for road safety, then the threshold was lowered so they became more of a cash generator than a road safety device.
Also while I’m waffling how come these heroes can only sit up ones chuff popping out to have a little look occasionally and never seem able to overtake when i’ve overtaken plenty of other trucks back in the day (when I was a bit dumb and over eager to please me gaffer).
This. I used to drive a C reg Leyland Roadtrain that didn’t have a limiter back in the day and even though it only had a 290 motor in I’d be charging down the road like a madman.
Also agree that its the fact more of us are doing 40 and upsetting people used to us doing 50+, who incidentally used to complain we were doing 50, that is finally getting the law changed. As I said earlier I’d quite happily drive on the A66 at 50 when the law changes other than a few bits where I’ll still do 40 because of the load I’m carrying. Chipboard doesn’t like some of the bends on the A66 at 50 no matter how well you strap it down.
Conor:
Left hand down!:
Conor:
mac12:
Conor are you driving for HowdensThat’s the one.
Dunno if it’s you in the seat but I come past that wagon most nights on the M6 s/b between Carlisle and Penrith around 0210-0230 ish. Must be going back home from Lockerbie.
There’s usually four or five of us and we’re not on it all week so it could be one of a couple of dozen drivers. I did a run up there Wed/Thu last week but wasn’t up there this week. The time would be about right as we do swap overs around midnight to half past or thereabouts and hang around after checking straps on the return loads til around 1am before setting off back otherwise you get back to Howden too early and people start moaning. Setting off at 1am leaves you around 45 minutes when we get back to de-strap the load, fuel up the motor, give it a wash and do paperwork so we finish pretty much on the time planned for the run, maybe 5-10 minutes early. Any more than that and you’re on dodgy territory.
I guess by the phrase “come past that wagon” confirms we don’t exactly charge around.
Most seem to be doing about 52 so maybe that’s what they’re limited to. I don’t hang about, no, but then I charge at a rate that allows me to come to work, do the job and go home without me needing to drag it out in order to make a comfortable income. The loads I do are “live” and extremely time critical. That doesn’t mean I have to charge around on the limiter everywhere to get it done, but occasionally things happen which leave you very tight on time (production line going down, getting held up at delivery points, roadworks etc) and it’s nice to always have that extra buffer if needed so I don’t miss the cut off times. It’s entirely my CHOICE to do it like that.
Exactly, your choice. vtrfire isn’t being given the choice and worst part is he thinks his bosses are doing him a favour. Words fail me.